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Chapter 87 — The Weight of a Name
The demonic eye beneath House Varyn did not blink. It opened slowly in the fractured darkness below the estate, massive and ancient, its pupil vertical and black as a void without stars. Cracks spread across the underground chamber walls as dust and fragments of stone fell into the abyss surrounding it.Above, in the grand hall, the marble floor continued to split. Servants screamed, and Knights raised their weapons.The High Inquisitor lifted her staff and released a burst of golden light into the widening fracture, but the light did not close it. The divine energy merely illuminated what was already there.Eron stood frozen, his chest burning.“It is old,” he said quietly.Valther pulled him back.“Yes,” Valther replied, his voice tight. “It is older than this house.”Lady Seris Varyn did not step away.She stood directly above the fracture, her gaze steady despite the trembling ground.“I told him it would not hold forever,” she whispered.The High Inquisitor turned sharply.“You k
Chapter 86 — The House Under Shadow
Morning came slowly to House Varyn. The estate stood on the western edge of the capital, surrounded by stone walls and old cedar trees that had grown there for generations. Servants moved quietly through the halls, unaware that the air itself carried tension like a distant storm.Inside his private chamber, Kael’s mother sat at a writing desk near the window.Lady Seris Varyn had not slept. She held a sealed letter in her hand, turning it slowly between her fingers as sunlight crept across the wooden floor. The wax bore the unmistakable crest of the Church.She already knew what it contained. She had known the moment the messenger arrived at dawn. A soft knock came at the door. “Enter,” she said.A steward stepped inside and bowed. “My lady, Church officials have arrived at the outer gate,” he said.Seris closed her eyes briefly.“So it begins,” she replied.At the estate gates, six Church knights stood beside two inquisitors dressed in pale ceremonial robes. Their presence alone cause
Chapter 85 — The Distance Between Faith and Truth
The forest clearing remained quiet long after Kael vanished. Wind moved gently through the trees, but no one spoke. The Church knights stood uncertainly, their formation broken by what they had witnessed. The inquisitors whispered among themselves, recording every detail of the confrontation.Eron lay on the grass, staring at the space where Kael had stood.His chest still hurts.The divine sigil burned steadily beneath his skin, glowing through the thin fabric of his shirt. Each pulse felt like a hand tugging at his soul.Valther approached slowly.“Eron,” he said.Eron did not respond immediately.Valther knelt beside him.“Can you stand?” Valther asked.Eron finally looked at him.“Yes,” Eron replied, though his voice was weak.Valther helped him sit upright.“You should not have moved during divine awakening,” Valther said gently.Eron shook his head.“I could not let them take him,” Eron replied.Valther sighed.“He is already gone,” Valther said.Eron’s eyes hardened slightly.“
Chapter 84 — Branded Heretic
The forest clearing became silent after Kael stopped running. Church knights approached slowly through the trees, forming a tightening circle around him and Eron. Their armor reflected the faint gold light filtering down from the heavens, and their weapons trembled in their hands despite their training.Kael stood still. Eron remained in his arms, weak but awake and the divine glow in the sky flickered like a watchful eye. No one moved first. Valther stepped forward cautiously. “Kael,” he said. “Do not make this worse.”Kael’s voice was steady.“You already know I cannot surrender,” Kael replied.Valther’s expression hardened with pain rather than anger.“The Church must protect the hero,” Valther said.Kael answered immediately.“That is exactly what I am doing.”Eron shifted weakly.“Father Valther… please,” Eron said. Valther’s gaze softened for a moment, but it did not last.“I believe you trust him,” Valther said to Eron. “But trust alone cannot silence what we witnessed.”Eron tried
Chapter 83 — The First Suspect
Dawn came slowly over the capital, but the city did not wake normally. Smoke still drifted above the cathedral district. The once-sacred structure now stood half-collapsed, its white stone blackened by divine fire and something darker that no priest wished to name aloud.Whispers spread faster than light. People spoke in quiet voices in markets, in alleys, and behind closed doors. Every rumor carried the same question.Who survived the divine descent? And more importantly, who caused it?Inside the temporary council chamber of the Church, tension filled the air like a coming storm.Priest Valther stood before a long stone table where senior clergy gathered. Their robes rustled softly as they shifted uneasily.“The divine avatar has withdrawn,” Valther said carefully. “The hero remains alive.”A wave of relief passed through the room. One bishop leaned forward. “And the anomaly?” he asked.Valther hesitated.“The anomaly escaped the cathedral with the hero,” Valther said.Silence follow
Chapter 82 — Flight Beneath Falling Heaven
The cathedral ceiling continued to fracture as divine light forced its way into the mortal world.Stone groaned like a wounded beast. Long cracks spread across the painted dome, splitting saints and scripture apart as golden radiance poured through widening gaps.Kael did not hesitate. He lifted Eron into his arms.Eron’s body felt fragile, yet impossibly heavy at the same time, as if the divine sigil burning on his chest weighed more than flesh and bone should allow. The boy’s breathing was uneven, and his fingers still clutched Kael’s sleeve weakly.“Stay conscious,” Kael said quietly.Eron tried to respond, but only a faint sound escaped his throat.The divine voice echoed again above them.“Judgment descending.”The pressure in the cathedral increased until even the stone pillars began to bend.Priests fell to their knees.Knights dropped their weapons.Valther struggled to remain standing.“You cannot escape divine judgment,” Valther said, though his voice trembled.Kael looked a
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